Our beloved firefly has passed to the heavens. Billy Barty, who portrayed
Sparky the Firefly passed away on December 23, 2000
due to heart failure.
Here are some quick web-links for the full story:
http://www.telesearch.org/passings/index.htm http://www.latimes.com/obituary/20001223/tCB00V0042.html http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20001224/t000122553.html Sarita suggested an honorary playing of "Sparky", which seemed quite appropriate. You may also want to check out Billy Barty's Website. |